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SEPTEMBER 2025

Week 36

Orient Aviation Daily Digest September 1, 2025

By Ryan Chase

 

News

Vietjet reports sharp uplift in interim net profit

Vietjet Aviation Joint Stock Company has recorded a net profit of 1.3 trillion dong (US$49 million) for the six months to June 30, up 55.6% from 830.8 billion dong in net profits in interim 2024. Read More »


 


 

News

Capital A expects AirAsia transaction to be finalized soon

Capital A CEO, Tony Fernandes, said late last week the divestment of the company’s AirAsia Group to AirAsia X (AAX) is in its final stages. Read More »


 

News

Global airline association reports air traffic demand increased in July

Worldwide passenger air traffic was 4% higher in July compared with a year ago, led by the strong performance of international travel in the peak northern hemisphere summer, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said. Read More »


 

News

Air cargo volumes recorded Europe-Asia growth in latest reported month

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) said global air cargo demand rose 5.5% in July led by double-digit expansion of the Europe-Asia corridor. Read More »


 

News

China Eastern Airlines narrows interim 2025 losses

China Eastern Airlines (CEA) has reported a net loss of 1.4 billion yuan (US$201 million) for the six months to June 30, bettering a 2.8 billion yuan net loss in first-half last year. Read More »


 

News

Thai AirAsia to fly Thailand-Laos-Vietnam from December 1

Thai AirAsia’s year-end inauguration of daily A320 Bangkok Don Mueng-Luang Prabang-Hanoi is the LCC’s first fifth-freedom routing beyond its schedules to Japan. Read More »


 

Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today

Today’s briefs report news from Atlas Air, China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings, China Development Bank Financial Leasing Co, Etihad Cargo and SAID No.1 Leasing (Tianjin) Co. Read More »